Were Your Ancestors at the
Franklin
County Poor Farm?
If you can't find where your relatives are buried, perhaps
they were buried at the Franklin County Poor Farm. Many inmates were buried in unmarked graves at the original poor farm
east of Union or at the second facility, which was known as the "county
infirmary" but served the same purpose as the poor farm. Later it was known
as the Union Rest Home and, under that appellation, cared for a mix of county
patients and private patients. Although no longer housing county patients, the
building is yet in service as the Sunset Nursing and Retirement Home.
The Franklin County Poor Farm was established in 1851 east of Union. The
following people were either inmates/patients at the original Franklin County Poor
Farm or at the Franklin County Infirmary (replaced the poor farm) or, possibly,
some may have been wards of the court placed with private
individuals who were paid for their care by the county court. The infirmary
later became known as the Union Rest Home but continued to care for wards of the
court. Some were old and ill and unable to take care of themselves. Some were
insane, feeble-minded, retarded, otherwise handicapped. A few children stayed
there in the early years. Some were former slaves. All were unable to work. Some
left and died later.
A surprising number of the inmates had been productive, respectable members
of the community, including a Washington businessman, a St. Clair doctor, a
Union banker, and a St. Clair newspaper publisher. Prior to the advent of Old
Age Assistance and Social Security, people who became unable to support
themselves in later life sometimes had no place else to turn.
Inmates at the poor farm were often buried on the grounds and there are no
markers bearing their names. A few inmates were also buried at the county
infirmary in later years. Some residents were
buried in other cemeteries. Names may be spelled wrong or spelled variously but
an attempt has been made to reflect the record. This list was compiled from a combination of the county records and
newspaper clippings. For further research, I would suggest visiting the Four Rivers Genealogy Society.
LIST OF NAMES
Abel, Philip
Abkemeyer, Clemens - Buried in Catholic Cemetery (had left earlier)
Abkemeyer, George J. - buried St. Francis Borgia
Adams, Moses
Adams, Mrs. of Labadie
Agury, John
Allen, Randolph Allis
Allen, Rudolph
Altemueller, Edward H.
Altholz, Ernst
Arnold, George W.
Arnold, Maria
Bacchus, ?
Bacon, Nancy E.
Bagby, Edward Bates - buried Butler Cemetery at Beaufort
Bates, Ruth - buried in the Koirtyohann-Bates Cemetery near Gerald.
Baumgartner, Kunigunde
Bay, Amanda (Mrs.)
Beas, Henry
Bebermeyer, Amelia
Bebermeyer, Fritz
Beisenharz, Augusta
Bell, Pierce N.
Bennett, William E.
Bennett, William R.
Benson, Henry B.
Bente, Sophia
Betz, Jacob
Betz, Phillip
Bichler, Antonio
Biltz, Philip
Birkmann, August
Bledsoe, Eva
Boston, Alfred M. - buried I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Washington
Breer, John
Bremmer or Brenner, Andrew
Brenner, Andreas
Brown, Amelia
Brown, Frank
Brown, John
Brown, Mattie - buried at Mt. Carmel in Clover Bottom
Brown, Robert J.
Brown, Steve
Browning, William
Buehler, John
Buerger, Carrie
Bureak, Frank
Burger, Carrie (Mrs.)
Burk or Burke, R. A.
Butler, Jane (Mrs.)
Cahill, Flavius
Campbell, Belle
Campbell, Sallean
Campbell, Susan
Cannon, John
Capehart, Mahalia
Carahan, John
Carlton, Ellen (Mrs.
Carolton, Ellen
Carpenter, Fayette
Carroll, Arvy
Carson, Fanny
Choat, Charles
Clark, Ned
Claspill, Margaret
Clover, George Wesley- buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Villa Ridge
Coleman, Archie
Colter, Tillie
Connor, Tom
Conway, Marie
Copeland, A. G.
Crage, Samuel
Crews, John
Criswell, William
Cuddelmeyer, Mary
Cunningham, Mary
Daily, Patrick
Daniels, Alex
Davis, Anna (Mrs.)
Davis, James W.
Davis, Melinda E.
Davis, Mollie
Davis, Thomas Hart Benton
Davis, Washington
Dedorius, William
Dehne, Henry
Delion, Rachael
Delong, David
Delong, Emma E.
Delong, Mary
Develin, Daniel
Dickens, Carolina
Douglas, Joe
Drennen, Marion
Drining, Ida
Duebelbiss, Julia
Duncan, Artie Bell
Eckstein, George E.
Emmons, Mary S.
Ernst, Caroline
Evans, Samuel
Field, Peggy
Finke, Henry
Fish, Edmond
French, James A.
French, L. S.
French, Mrs and 3 children
French, S. J.
French, Sarah A.
Fritts, Vina E.
Furgeson, Riley (Mrs.)
Furgeson, Riley
Gadke, Fred
Galling, Elizabeth
Gaurtean, Anton
Gay, Annie
Gay, Dave
Gay, Lizzie
Givens, James
Givens, Levins
Goff, James
Goodwin, Mattie (Mrs.)
Grace, Thomas
Graham, Alberta - buried I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Washington
Grant, Edward
Greenstreet, James
Greenstreet, Virginia (Mrs.)
Griffin, Effie (Mrs.)
Gunter, Ben
Gunter, Benjamin
Haas, Rudolph
Habermann, Fritz
Hamilton, P. C. - buried at poor farm March 1900
Handley, Michael
Hanneken, Frank
Hansel, Price - buried at Mt. Zion, St. Clair
Hardock, Franz
Harvey, Joseph
Hawkins, J. W.
Hearst, Eva
Hecht, Henry
Heidler, Katherine
Helms, Leonard
Hendrick, ?
Hendrick, Burnet
Hendricson, Elizabeth (Mrs.)
Hoelmer, Lottie
Hogan, Joseph (Mrs.)
Hogan, Joseph
Hogan, Mariam
Hogan, Pollyann
Holoway, Francis
Holthaus, Lawrence
Howerton, Marcus M.
Huff, George
Hurt, Eva - buried at Oak Grove at Lonedell
Hyde, John
Iman, Ella
Inmann, Jane
Irwin, B. F.
Irwin, Mary
Jackson, Andrew
Jackson, Emmett
Jackson, John
Jenkins, Henry
Johanna, Anna (Mrs.)
Johnson, William
Jones, John
Jones, Joseph
Jump, Charley
K, Mr. (Irish)
Kaef, Philipp
Kaerz, Philipp
Kaesz, Philipp
Kaez or Kaef, Philipp
Kahmann, Anna
Kate, Phil
Keener, George
Keil, Frederick
Kelso, James
Kern, Elise
Kiefer, Henry
King, Andrew Anderson
King, Bolly (probably Polly)
King, Polly
King, Stephen
King, William Edward
King, William (Mrs.)
Klingsick, Frederick Henry
Klophaus, Herman
Knuemann, Helen
Koch, Albert
Koeling, Casper
Koeling, Casper (Mrs.)
Kraft, Sebastian
Krause or Krueze, Frederick
Kremar, Caroline
Kreuger, Abigim
Kreuger, Alfred
Kreuger, Henry
Kreuger, Maria
Krieger, Mr.
Kullman, Philipp
Lamkey, John C. - buried a New Chapel Hill near Sullivan
Lamply, Thomas
Landing, James W.
Lang, Antoinette
Lannon, Charles
Larimire, Mrs.
Larssen, Peter
Lawrence, David B.
Lawrence, Silas
Lawrence, William H.
Leaks, Nancy
Lee, Josphua
Lee, Robert
Leet, Sarah (Mrs.)
Lefring, Ida
Lenau, Carl
Lenau, Louis
Leverich, Ida (Mrs.)
Lewis, Daniel J.
Lindberg, James
Lottemann, Mary (Mrs.)
Lynch, John D.
Lyon, Robert
Lyons, Malinda (Mrs.)
Marsh, John
Mattar, Libby
Mattar, Thomas
May, John
McElroy, Larry Roger
McHanley, ??
McKeehan, Sabe or Sable
McKeehan, Samuel U.
McNichols, Alexander
Meade, N.
Meier, Catherine
Meyers, Caroline
Meyers, Mrs.
Miles, John
Miller, Anna
Mintrup, Fritz
Mitchell, ??
Mitchell, John
Moebius, Theotor
Moebus, Theodore
Moellenbrock, Mary
Murphy, Jeff
Murphy, William
Murray, Frank T.
Murry, James
Musick, L. G.
Musick, L. Y.
Myers, Caroline
Nalson, James
Neely, Margaret
Nerstine, Luley (Mrs.)
Noe, L. J.
Noll, Christina
Nuely, Margaret
Null, Ben
Nunn, Robert
Nunn, Sam
Oldham, Ellen
Olsen, Mary (Mrs.)
Oltmann, David E. died there June 1907
Otte, Henry
Owens, Marg
Palmer, Thoronton T.
Parmentier, Lillie
Patton, ??
Patton, Charles
Patton, Silas
Pelot, F. C.
Pepmoeller, Henry
Perkins, Kate
Perkins, William
Pettus, Mr.
Pilkenton, Lavina - buried at New Chapel Hill
Pilkenton, Levina
Pilkenton, Robert - buried at New Chapel Hill
Pilkenton, Robert
Pinnell, James
Poertner, John E.
Potts, John
Prough, John
Pruessner, Fred "Fritz"
Pursley, Flossie Gertrude - buried Mt. Olive near Robertsville
Quick, Isaac
Rafferty, Charles
Rainey, John
Rainey, John
Rau, Michael
Read, D. A.
Rector, Hannah (Mrs.)
Reed, Z. T.
Renner, Joseph W.
Reuther, Nicolas
Rice, Aaron
Rice, Della May
Ried, William
Rippe, Annie
Rooney, John
Scharnke, John
Scharnkey, John
Schellich, Henry
Scherrer, Bertha
Schmidt, Henry
Schmitt, Caroline Louise
Schulz, John
Schwerchardt, R.
Scott, John
Seaton, Henry
Sedie, John S.
Shaffer, Mike
Sharnke, John
Sharp, Louisa
Sherman, Charles F.
Shores or Shone, James
Siegenthaler, Fred
Smith, Augusta Meyer
Smith, David W.
Smith, H. G.
Snyder, Fred
Sorensen, Olaf
Sorrells, John Wesley
Spencer, William
Springmeyer, Fred
Stahlmann, Gottlieb
Stahlmann, Gottlieb (Mrs.)
Stahlmann, Gottlob
Steffens, Jacob
Stein, C.
Stradford, Nina (Mrs.)
Swell, Joseph
Sweney, Thomas
Tate, Richard
Tetter, Jacob
Thofern, August
Toelle, Simon
Tracht, Henry
Triplett, Ben
Tyree, Johanna
Valentine, Maria
Vaughn, Sarah
Vickers, Henry (Mrs.)
Viering, Irvin
Vitt, August - buried I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Washington
Wahundren, James
Walls, Lee
Ward, John, Sr.
Watts, Jane (Mrs.)
Watts, John Lewis
Watts, Mary Frances
Watts, Paliny Agens
Watts, Susan Ann
Webb, J. G.
Webb, Merry
Webb, Mrs.
Webb, Nancy
Weithar
Wells, Samuel
Wentzler, Joe
Wenzel, C. E.
Whan, Moody
Whitmire, Phoebe
Whitworth, Edward - buried Mt. Zion at St. Clair
Wideman, J. Frank - buried Mt. Zion at St. Clair
Wideman, William J. - buried Mt. Zion at St. Clair
Widemann, Frank
Widemann, Gilbert
Widemann, Willie
Williams, Charles
Winkler, Charles (Mrs.) - buried at Washington
Winkler, S. Z.
Wortmann, Fred
Youck, Maria
Youck, Mary Barber
Young, Abner
Ziegler, William
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